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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Christopher P. Carson, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/900 ;
Abstract
Systems and processes for tracking anatomy, instrumentation, trial implants, implants, and references, and rendering images and data related to them in connection with surgical operations, for example unicompartmental knee arthroplasties (“UKA”). These systems and processes are accomplished by using a computer to intraoperatively obtain images of body parts and to register, navigate, and track surgical instruments.
Published as:
CA2439249A1; WO02067783A2; WO02067784A2; WO02067800A2; AU2002247227A1; US2002133175A1; US2002147455A1; WO02067800A3; US2002198451A1; WO02067784A3; WO02067783A3; KR20030082942A; WO02067783A9; EP1372516A2; EP1372517A2; EP1379188A2; JP2004523297A; JP2004527286A; US6827723B2; US6923817B2; US2005234468A1; AU2002254047B2; JP4113779B2; JP4219170B2; EP1372516B1; EP1372517B1; ATE431110T1; ATE431111T1; DE60232315D1; DE60232316D1; US2011071528A1; US2011071529A1; US2011071530A1; US2011071531A1; US2011071532A1; CA2439249C; US2012226198A1; US2012226481A1;